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Dust busters

Legislative and social pressure is increasing the demand for quantified monitoring of dust and respirable particulates as ABE discovered Local and environmental authorities and health at work bodie.. Read more..

Mobile equipment is taking a more important place in operators' portfolios, says Powerscreen's Pat Brian

Changes in priorities

The challenging economy is leading to changes in priorities when buying or renting crushing and screening equipment, finds Lisa Russell [1] The continued rise of mobile equipment is .. Read more..

BDS Forecast of European Aggregates Demand, 2011-2015

Signs of hope

Testing times are ahead but there is hope for Aggregates Producers says Julican Clapp Hardly a day goes by without mention in the national news about the financial crisis facing Europe and the rest .. Read more..

Dozers can prove a useful means of managing haul roads, where full-time road maintenance is not required

Keeping a tidy site

While ancillary equipment such as graders, bowsers and dust control equipment might not be the bread and butter of a quarry business, such kit has a valuable role to play in keeping frontline .. Read more..

Renewable energy opportunities

Opportunities from renewable energy could lead to increased competition in the marketplace for the European aggregates industry, according to lawyer Sonya Bedford [1] Despite an agreem.. Read more..

Optimising performance

In the world of aggregates production and quarrying, process efficiency is a concern that is second only to health and safety. Historically, the main driver for this has been cost con.. Read more..

Tsurumi submersible pumps: developed for handling the high heads and pumping volumes of quarrying applications

Removing water rapidly

Demands on suppliers of dewatering pumps are bringing significant developments, not least improvements in whole-life costs for quarry operators [1] The past year has been a very busy.. Read more..

Mobile solutions are helping to meet water recivery needs in European quarries

Tailor-made technology

Suppliers of water filtration and recovery equipment are installing ever more sophisticated plants and there is more to come as a number of factors drive forward technological developments. Jon Mast.. Read more..

Investigation into planned jv

Competition concerns have put the brakes on the proposed Anglo American and Lafarge merger. Robert Camp looks at the issues The decision by the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to refer .. Read more..

Sandvik has developed its range of breakers in response to demands for more productivity and cost efficiency

Breaking with tradition

Advances in the power, efficiency and particularly the durability of latest rock breaking equipment are marking out Europe's leading manufacturers. And there are more technological developme.. Read more..